GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| dynamo | generator |
| parlance | speech |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| defer | put off |